Annual Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 55
Languages Provision
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Students have the opportunity to take an additional foreign language for Leaving Certificate, something
which can be difficult to access within a school timetable.
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Students with heritage languages have the opportunity to present for a subject at Leaving Certificate that
offers them the opportunity to have their competency in a language recognised resulting in wider access
to education pathways.
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Students are supported with home-language maintenance which supports the students’ well-being in
turn impacting academic achievement.
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The development of plurilingual and pluricultural competence is an important aspect of Saturday classes.
This encourages social cohesion and inclusion of both heritage and non-heritage learners.
Next Steps
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Continue to offer Saturday classes in Dublin, Cork, and Galway
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Continue to expand online classes to cater for students who are unable to access face-to-face classes due
to location
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Continue to explore innovative models of provision to support home language maintenance and
diversification of foreign languages capacity
Leaving Certificate Exam Preparation
In addition to the variety of class provision, PPLI also provides targeted Leaving Certificate supports for
students. In November 2024, 82 fifth- and sixth-year students joined PPLI for its first online examination
preparation session for Leaving Certificate candidates interested in taking a particular language subject
examination, in this case Russian. This session covered the structure of the Leaving Certificate Russian
examination and was aimed at candidates who did not require tuition in the language, but who would
benefit from support in understanding the examination paper structure.
Next Steps
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Continue to offer Saturday classes in Dublin, Cork, and Galway
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Continue to expand online classes to cater for students who are unable to access face-to-face classes due
to location
•
Continue to explore innovative models of provision to support home language maintenance and
diversification of foreign languages capacity
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